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Warren Haskins and family

Haskins is managing director of the fast-growing Haskins Group, a Dorset retailing operation. The business, founded by his great-grandfather in 1882, and which diversified from garden centres into HobbyCraft, a chain of art and craft superstores, is benefiting from the recession and people increasingly enjoying home crafts. Hobbycraft and Haskins Holdings collectively made £5.7m profit on £87m sales in their 2007-08 accounts. They also have about £28m net assets, owned by Haskins, 60, and family trusts. We value the two businesses at £35m, past salaries and assets adding £2m.